This award was created in 2008 to honor the former Executive Director of the ACGME (1997-2007), David C. Leach, MD, and his contributions to resident education and physician well-being. This award acknowledges and honors residents, fellows, and resident/fellow teams and their contributions to graduate medical education.

2023 Awards Recipients

Abhiram M. Kondajji, DO, MS
Abhiram M. Kondajji, DO, MS

Cleveland Clinic South Pointe Hospital
Warrensville Heights, Ohio
Surgery

Evelyn Obregon, MD
Evelyn Obregon, MD

University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida
Pediatrics

Manogjna R. Prasad, MD
Manogjna R. Prasad, MD

New York Medical College at Saint Michael's Medical Center
Harrison, New Jersey
Internal Medicine

David R. Velez, MD
David R. Velez, MD

University of North Dakota
West Fargo, North Dakota
Surgery

Christina Baxter Vernace, DO
Christina Baxter Vernace, DO

University of Florida
Team: Angelina Bernier, MD
Mary Catherine Hart
Lindsay Thompson, MD
Keiaria Williams
Gainesville, Florida
Pediatrics

Past Award Recipients

2022 Award Recipients

Beverly Aiyanyor, MD
Beverly Aiyanyor, MD

Team Members: Rohini Jain, MD; Neha Limaye, MD; and other members of the Boston Combined Residency Program Health Equity Rounds Resident Team
Pediatrics
Boston Medical Center/Boston University School of Medicine
Boston, Massachusetts

Anai N. Kothari, MD
Anai N. Kothari, MD

Team Members: Ashley Aaroe, MD; Han Cun, MD; Dristhi Ragoonanan, MD
Complex General Surgical Oncology
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas

Han Yu Stephanie Liou, MD
Han Yu Stephanie Liou, MD

Team Members: Bako Orionzi, MD; Nina Gummadi, MD
Pediatrics
University of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois

Nupur Sharma, MD
Nupur Sharma, MD

Team Members: Akanksha Gupta, MD; Philip Boyer, MD, PhD; Brandy Hebden
Pathology-Anatomic and Clinical
Vidant Medical Center/East Carolina University
Greenville, North Carolina

Jeremy Weleff, DO
Jeremy Weleff, DO

Psychiatry
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, Ohio

2021 Award Recipients

Amanda Lezanski-Gujda, DO
Amanda Lezanski-Gujda, DO

Dermatology
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
Bethesda, Maryland 

Bryce Edward Montané, MD
Bryce Edward Montané, MD

Team Members: Omar Gutierrez, MD; David Savage, MD, PhD; Joseph Sleiman, MD
Internal Medicine
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, Ohio

Guenola Hunt, MD, LT MC USN
Guenola Hunt, MD, LT MC USN

Team Members: Melanie Wiseman, MD; Jeffery Gray, MD; Paul Happel, MD; Kimberly Fabyan, MD; Brian Neubauer, MD; Erika Walker, MD; Adam Barelski, MD; Andrew Wieher, RN-BSN; Alainna Crotty, MSN, APRN, AGCNS-BC, NE-BC
Internal Medicine
National Capital Consortium
Bethesda, Maryland

Heather K. Buxton, MSEd, MD
Heather K. Buxton, MSEd, MD

Psychiatry
Oregon Health & Science University
Portland, Oregon

Matthew Robert Martin, MD
Matthew Robert Martin, MD

Family Medicine
Saint Joseph Hospital Family Medicine Residency
Denver, Colorado

Thomas R. Greenwood, DO
Thomas R. Greenwood, DO

Team Members: Shpetim Gina; Joshua Johnson, DO
Family Medicine
Central Washington Family Medicine Residency
Yakima, Washington

2020 Award Recipients

Anne R. Hart, MD
Anne R. Hart, MD

Team members: Asher Simon, MD; Jordyn Feingold, MAPP, MD candidate
Psychiatry
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
New York, New York

Daniel E. Leifer, MD
Daniel E. Leifer, MD

Dermatology
University of Washington
Seattle, Washington

Mariam Anwar Molani, DO, MBA
Mariam Anwar Molani, DO, MBA

Pathology
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha Nebraska

David A. Valentine, MD
David A. Valentine, MD

Team members: Alexander Allen, MD; Raymond Mirasol, MD; Arielle Kurzweil, MD; Eridiz Diaz; Laura Balcer, MD; Steven Galetta, MD
Neurology
New York University School of Medicine
New York, New York

Marjon Vatanchi, MD
Marjon Vatanchi, MD

Dermatology
State University of New York Downstate Medical Center
Brooklyn, New York

Andrew C. Vivas, MD
Andrew C. Vivas, MD

Neurological Surgery
University of South Florida
Tampa, Florida

2019 Award Recipients

Eric J. Chow, MD, MS, MPH
Eric J. Chow, MD, MS, MPH
Internal Medicine and Pediatrics
Brown University and Rhode Island Hospital
Providence, Rhode Island
Sara Hogan, MD, MHS
Sara Hogan, MD, MHS
Team Members: Hans Arora, MD, PhD; Ashley Mohadjer, DO; Amar Gupta, MD; Christina Wong, MD; Marc Monachese, MD; Deepak Ramanathan, MD; So Jin Youn, MD; Amir Syed Shah, MD; Susan Vehar, MD; Katherine Glaser, MD; Charlotte LaSenna, MD; Ryan Berger, MD; Rachel Diehl, MD; Catherine Vozzo, DO; Matthew Hoscheit, MD; Chelsea Feng, MD
Dermatology
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, Ohio
Shawna R. Kleban, MD
Shawna R. Kleban, MD
Plastic Surgery
University of Nevada Las Vegas School of Medicine
Las Vegas, Nevada
Jason Lai, MD
Jason Lai, MD
Emergency Medicine
University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics
Madison, Wisconsin
Debraj Mukherjee, MD, MPH
Debraj Mukherjee, MD, MPH
Neurological Surgery
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, California
Laura C. Page, MD
Laura C. Page, MD
Team Members: Shaina Willen, MD; Alyssa Stephany, MD; Colby Feeney, MD; Victoria Parente, MD, MPH
Pediatric Endocrinology
Duke University Medical Center
Durham, North Carolina

2018 Award Recipients

Jonathan Lim, MD
Jonathan Lim, MD
Internal Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas
Brett W. Sadowski, MD
Brett W. Sadowski, MD
Team members: Alison Lane, MD, MS; Shannon Wood, MD, MPH; Sara Robinson, MD, MS; Nora Maddy, MD; Derek Forsthoefel, MD; Rebecca Wetzel, DO; Benjamin Wilson, MD; Chin Hee Kim, MD
Internal Medicine
National Capital Consortium
Bethesda, Maryland
Srilakshmi Vallabhaneni, MD
Srilakshmi Vallabhaneni, MD
Internal Medicine
Medstar Harbor Hospital
Baltimore, Maryland
Stella K. Yoo, MD
Stella K. Yoo, MD
Radiation Oncology
LAC+USC Medical Center
Los Angeles, California

2017 Award Recipients

LCDR Samuel D. Frasier, MD, MC, USN
LCDR Samuel D. Frasier, MD, MC, USN
Team member: Lt. Col. Jacob M. Wessler, MD, FAAP, USAF, MC
Otolaryngology
Naval Medical Center Portsmouth
Chesapeake, VA
Gordon Powers, MD
Gordon Powers, MD
Family Medicine
University of Vermont
Milton, VT

2016 Award Recipients

Olufunso W. Odunukan, MBBS, MPH
Olufunso W. Odunukan, MBBS, MPH
Team members: William C. Palmer, MD; Chad McCree, MD; Cara C. Prie, MD; Chrysanthe M. Yates
Cardiovascular Diseases
Mayo Clinic in Florida
Jacksonville, FL
Adele Reeder, MD
Adele Reeder, MD
Team members: Jaclyn Albin, MD and Jill Roth, MD
Pediatrics
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX

2015 Award Recipients

Prathit A. Kulkarni, MD
Prathit A. Kulkarni, MD
Pediatrics
Baylor College of Medicine
Lawrence Towns, NJ
Kenneth E. Remy, MD
Kenneth E. Remy, MD
Critical Care
The National Institutes of Health; Clinical Center
Bethesda, MD

2014 Award Recipients

Nicholas Cohen, MD
Nicholas Cohen, MD
Family Medicine
University Hospitals Case Medical Center
Cleveland, OH
Brent Griffith, MD
Brent Griffith, MD
Diagnostic Radiology
Henry Ford Hospital
Detroit, MI

2013 Award Recipients

Donald W. Buck II, MD
Plastic Surgery
Northwestern University
Chicago, IL
Maria Buheis, MD
Maria Buheis, MD
Allergy and Immunology
Baylor College of Medicine Texas Children’s Hospital
Houston, TX

Team Members:
Lenora Noroski, MD, MPH
Madhu Narra, MD
Evelyn Leechawengwongs, MD
Tierney Lake, MD
Internal Medicine
University of Colorado
Aurora, CO

2012 Award Recipients

Daniel J. DeSalvo, MD
Daniel J. DeSalvo, MD
Pediatrics
Children's National Medical Center
Washington, DC

2011 Award Recipients

Peter Fleischut, MD
Anesthesiology
New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)
New York, NY

Team Members:
Adam S. Evans, MD, MBA
William C. Nugent III, MD, MBA
Susan L. Faggiani, RN, BA, CPHQ
Gregory E. Kerr, MD, MBA
Eliot J. Lazar, MD, MBA
Richard S. Liebowitz, MD, MHS
Laura Forese, MD, MPH
Jason Itri, MD, PhD
Diagnostic Radiology
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA

Team Members:
Sriyesh Krishnan, MD
Christine Kang, MD, PhD
Diane Li, MD
Michael Abdulhadi, MD
Andrew Miller, MD
Emergency Medicine/Internal Medicine
SUNY Health Science Center at Brooklyn Brooklyn, NY
Rashid M. Rashid, MD, PhD
Co-founder, Morzak Research Initiative
Dermatology
University of Texas at Houston
Claudia Reardon, MD
Psychiatry
University of Wisconsin
Madison, WI

Team Members:

Dean Krahn, MD, MS
Eric Heiligenstein, MD
Ken Loving, MD
Douglas Kirk, LCSW
Nicholas Stanek, MD
Colleen Nugent, MD, MS
Pediatrics
University at Buffalo
Buffalo, NY

2010 Award Recipients

Omar Bhutta, MD
Pediatrics
University of Washington
Seattle, WA
Jenny Han, MD
Internal Medicine
Henry Ford Hospital
Detroit, MI
Kyla Terhune, MD
General Surgery
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, TN
David Turner, MD
Pediatrics
Duke University
Durham, NC
Christopher Young, MD
Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine University of Florida
Gainesville, FL